Based on a dataset with 1,417 family and 1,195 non-family businesses in Germany, we find that family businesses rely more heavily than other enterprises on short term credit in order to finance long term…

In recent decades, changes in parents’ attitudes towards the importance of spending time with children to optimise their development have greatly affected patterns of time allocation among both working and…

It is a well-known fact that start-ups, in particular in innovative and technology-oriented sectors, are vital for the economic competitiveness and performance. The decision to found a new company is based on…

Kosten für die EEG-Umlage erreichen in den kommenden fünf Jahren kritisches Niveau

Energiewirtschaft

• Energieversorgungssicherheit besser als noch vor einem Jahr
• Getrübte Erwartungen beim Rohöl
• Unsicherheiten auf…

• Expectations Diminish in January
• Eurozone: Economic Outlook Improves Considerably
• USA: Inflation Expectations Continue to Climb
• Japan: Economic Prospects Look Brighter
• Great Britain: Interest Rate Outlook Hardly…

About the ZEW Innovation Survey

• Since 1993, ZEW has been collecting data annually on the innovation behaviour in the German economy
• The Innovation Survey is carried out on behalf of Federal Ministry of…

• Weaker Economic Expectations for Turkey Weight on CEE Sentiment
• Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Increasing Inflation Risks
• Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Positive Economic Outlook for Croatia
• Turkey: Weaker…

1. Aktuell
2. Call For Papers
   
   • Call for Papers: 4. ZEW Konferenz zur Innovationsoekonomik und Patentforschung & STRIKE Abschlusskonferenz COST Network (19.-20. Mai 2011)
   • Call for Papers: Workshop zum Thema …

The objective of this paper is to analyse the flexibility opportunities of firms to respond to increasing labour market requirements and heterogeneity. Thereby, we focus on two groups of workers and two kinds of…